Rheinmetall's MASS decoy missile system: assembly begins for the Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy will in the future be MASS (Multi Ammunition Soft Kill System) decoy system from Rheinmetall equipped. Initially, six ships are to receive the modern protection system. Assembly has begun at the Australian branch Rheinmetall Defence Australia as the company announced on 11 March announced.
Production takes place in the Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE)the competence centre for military vehicles from Rheinmetall Defence Australia.
"This is Rheinmetall's largest single order to date in the field of ship protection technology and could potentially be extended to the entire Australian fleet."
- Nathan Poyner, Managing Director of Rheinmetall Defence Australia
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The systems assembled in Australia will then be installed on board the surface combatants, put into operation and integrated into the existing naval defence system.
How the MASS decoy system works
The MASS system was developed for defence against incoming missiles and asymmetric threats. It utilises a soft-kill and screening effect and can launch decoys from 32 tubes in different wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum.
These countermeasures create a Apparent targetwhich perceives approaching missiles as a prioritised threat, causing them to change course. The system works autonomous and adapts the defence measures to the ship's wind and navigation data and to the type of threat.
MASS: Internationally successful in use
Since its launch in 2004, MASS has been used by Twelve navies worldwide utilised. These include NATO countries such as Germany and naval forces in the Middle East, South America and Asia.
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